Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-19
oARFIELD'S STATUE.
Ceremonies Attending the Unwilling OF
General Garfield's Statue at Washing

Ceremonies Attending the UnvefiInS OF
General Garfields Statue at Washing
ton.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The statue OF
General Garfield was unveiled under -
bIrning sun, which called to mind the ter
rible days Of the hot summer when the late
President suffered at the White House.
Sum0er comes early and stays late on the
banks of the Potomac, but the rays of the
sun are not often more intense In the mid
die of May than they were yesterday after
noon Yet there was a large assemblage TO do
honor to the memory Of the late James A
Garfield. The statue is the result OF plan
that was formed at meeting of the Socie-
TT of the Army of the Cumberland, which
was in session on the day that the late
President died, but the statue, which
was erected by the society, has be-
come national, and yesterday was accepted
by the President of the United States in
the name of adj the people. The immediate
family OF President Garfield was repre-
scented on the platform by his sons James
and Harry" as he IS still known by all
who were Eluch aboxt the White House.
Mrs. Garfield did no1 feel able to be pres
Snt, but sent a letter of regret TO the
society. The admin is tration of President,
Garfield appeared in the persons Of Mr.
Wayne McVeagh. his ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and Mr.. Window, his Secretary Of the
Treasury. The present administration WIGS
represented by the President and the mem
bers eff the Cabinet Mrs. Cleveland and
Mrs. Folsom, I'm mourning dress, were
present, and TIE most prominent persons
in the sociarvs1rld who still remain here
were there. kll of the Congressman who
are sn the city attended the ceremony.
There was a salvo of artillery from the
arsenal grounds at daybreak and during all
the morning hours strains OF martial music
filled the AIR. The military display was
notable and the local militia, 'eNcepting
-<'scrimmage' between two of the cadet
companies, which threatened TO end IL
'bloodshed, but happily did not, did it credit
There was a great throug present at the
unwilling and the crowd stood patiently ee-
meath the terrible heat. Webster's sea of
upturned faces became a sea OF up
turned umbrellas. matter of no cor Sc
-Quence to the orator of The day, who turned
his back to the people and the statue, and
addressed only the persons upon tie plat
form.
Excellent arrangements had been made
for the preservation of order and fer the
accommodation of the invited guests, aud
there was nothing to mar the proceedings
with but one exception. lit had been an
nounced that the GRAFTON would be confined
to twenty minutes. Mr. &eifer spoke near
on to forty; but when the twenty minutes
were passed the bands of several of the
companies commenced at interval to play,
and continued around the wide circle to
play until he had ended This habit had so
taken hold of the bands that when the
President arose to accept the statue in the
name of the United States it was with diff
ficulty that the bands could he sstilled. At
the distance at which they were located
from the platform one voice sounded like
:. another, none could be heard.
The Presidents Address in reply to Gen
eral Sheridan, who presented the statue,
was frequently interrupted by outbursts OF
applause. When he had finished the band
played "Hail Colum6ia.'' Rev f. d. Pow
er, who pastor 8f General Garfield's
church in this city, pronounced the bene-
diction. The troops Gvere then dismissed
and the ceremonies came to an end.
The statue, which Ss of bror0e, is the de-
sign of the sculptor, j. GA. Ward, who
also designed the equestrian statue OF Gen
eral Thomas in this city. tt is 10 feet
inches high, and represents Garfield facing
the West, in the act of delivering ad-
dress, with his right hand resting on a col
umn and manuscript in his lefthand. Tho
pose of the figure SS easy1Fsnd unconven-
tional. Recumbent IDEAL figures at each
corner of the triangular pedestal represent
the student, the warrior and the statesman,
typifying the three Spochs i4ltGeneral Gar
fields career. Bronze tablets above the
figures bear globe, II trumpet and sword
and laurel wreath, Enclosing the scales of
JUSTICE. The Inscriptions upon the shaft
are placed upon the sides, Ss1olloWS:
Southwest face-'.JameS "a. Garfield,
1S3l-1SS1."
On the southeast Gace-"Maso Or General
u. S. A, Member OF Congress, Senator and
President of the UnfSed States"
On the north face-''Erecteda by his COM
GRADES of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland, May II, 1857. The erection of
the statue was authorized at the meeting
, of the society at Chattanooga IN 1881, and
mine members were appointed TO select a
, design and superinterd its construction"
The committee yesterday morning paid
over to the sculptor, Mr.. Wand, $50. 74S IL
full settlement of his claim.